On a small hill on the Grove 13 of the Sabaody Archipelago, Ortolan held an island map in his hand, compared it with the small tavern in the distance, and clicked his tongue, saying, "The name and the location should be correct."
The small tavern in the distance is called Shakky's Bar.
The landlady Shakky was once the emperor of Amazon Lily, and also a Great Pirate for a time. She was even chased around by Garp.
Besides, the Pirate King's right arm, Pluton Silvers Rayleigh, should also be living in seclusion here now, enjoying a sweet world with Shakky.
However, this time, Ortolan came to the Sabaody Archipelago not to cause trouble for Rayleigh, but to find Gild Tesoro.
However, the Sabaody Archipelago is very large, with more than seventy islands. Many shady gangs live on the islands, making it extremely chaotic and densely populated. It would be very troublesome for him to find someone alone in the Sabaody Archipelago.
In this situation, it's necessary to find a local expert to help, and coincidentally, Shakky Shaki is the most well-informed information broker in the Sabaody Archipelago, definitely a qualified local expert.
It might take Ortolan a long time to find the person himself, but if Shakky helps, he should be able to find the person much faster.
Soon, Ortolan arrived at the tavern. Just as he was about to push the door open and go inside, the door was opened from the inside. Then, Shakky dragged a beaten, blood-soaked, and unconscious man out of the tavern.
Shakky seemed surprised to see someone at the door and instinctively replied, "Sorry, sorry, this customer refused to pay, so something unpleasant happened..."
Before she could finish her sentence, she suddenly recognized Ortolan.
Since he was out doing a side job, Ortolan wasn't wearing Marines Justice Cloak or anything like that. He was wearing sunglasses that covered most of his face, a beach shirt and shorts, and he didn't even bring his Warhammer. He looked like a tourist.
Shakky is an intelligence agent and a former pirate, so how could she not recognize Ortolan in this state?
However, having seen the world and Great Pirate, Shakky quickly regained his composure after a brief moment of surprise and said, "Oh dear, are you here to cause trouble, young man?"
Ortolan grinned, revealing a bright smile, and said, "No, I've come to ask for help."
"That's quite a strange thing. The Marines came to me for help?" Shakky casually tossed the unconscious, unlucky fellow into the river and looked Ortolan up and down.
Before Ortolan could speak again, she invited, "Come in and we'll talk about it."
Ortolan didn't stand on ceremony and followed Shakky into the tavern. There he saw a disheveled middle-aged man with a newspaper covering his face and wearing flip-flops hanging halfway down his toes, fast asleep on the sofa. Judging from the wine jug lying on the floor beside him, this guy must have gotten himself drunk the day before.
Even though his face was covered, Ortolan recognized him at a glance. The drunkard lying on the sofa was none other than Rayleigh, that old bastard!
Shakky showed Rayleigh no mercy whatsoever, kicking Rayleigh in the shin and yelling, "Wake up! Can't you see we have a guest?"
Rayleigh, still groggy, took the newspaper off his face and stammered, "What guest..."
Then he saw Ortolan's malicious smile, and was immediately startled, sobering up instantly. He sat up abruptly from the sofa and said, "You hot-tempered brat, are you here to arrest me?"
"No, I wouldn't bother with you, but since we've run into each other, I do have a question for you. Did you really fight that Douglas Bullet?" Ortolan asked with a chuckle.
Seeing that Ortolan seemed to have no ill intentions, Rayleigh casually picked up a cup of tea that had long since gone cold from the coffee table, drank it all in one gulp, and then said, "You already knew the answer in your heart, didn't you?"
"That's true." Ortolan shrugged and didn't ask any further questions.
He had fought Rayleigh Yang before, and although he was young then and hadn't seriously trained, he could still feel Rayleigh's strength from his current perspective. Compared to him, Bullet was far inferior.
"So what do you want from me? I've already retired from that business and am now working as a coating craftsman in the Sabaody Archipelago. I haven't bothered your Marines since..." Rayleigh asked after putting down his teacup.
"Don't think that just because you find a place to hide, you can actually retire and let bygones be bygones for your past crimes..." Ortolan retorted, but then added, "But like I said, I'm too lazy to deal with you right now. I didn't come here to see you."
After saying that, Ortolan ignored Rayleigh and instead looked at Shakky, if I remember correctly, you do intelligence business here, right?"
"It's just a small-scale affair, but I know a lot about what's going on in the Sabaody Archipelago. What kind of information do you need, young man?" Shakky raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile.
Because she herself is very strong, and Rayleigh is also here, Shakky is not worried that Ortolan will cause trouble. Even though this place is very close to the Marine Headquarters, they can't beat them. They can always run away. At worst, they can just open a tavern in another place. It's not a big problem.
"I'm looking for a green-haired man." Ortolan gave a rough description of Tesoro's appearance and age, then said, "That guy's name is Gild Tesoro, and right now, he should be on the Sabaody Archipelago ..."
"Oh..." Shakky could tell he'd heard of this guy before. He nodded and said, "Diligent Tesoro, huh? That kid's pretty famous on the island. He does seven jobs by himself, and he's willing to do any kind of dirty or hard work. That's why he's called 'Diligent Tesoro'."
"Yes, yes, that's him. Where is that guy?" Ortolan said with a delighted expression.
Tesoro was indeed very hardworking. Before he was captured and enslaved by Mary Geoise, he could be described as a very ambitious young man.
His family background was not good. His father was an old alcoholic and gambler who abandoned his wife and children and disappeared when he was young.
His mother wasn't very good to him either, blaming everything on him and abandoning him early on.
After that, Tesoro lived alone. Despite these hardships, Tesoro did not give up on himself or go astray. He had a dream of becoming a singer and worked hard for it, although he ultimately failed.
While fighting on the Sabaody Archipelago, he accidentally met Stella, who was being treated as a slave and displayed as a "commodity" in a showcase, and subsequently fell hopelessly in love with Stella.
The reason he works so hard to earn money is that he hopes one day he can buy Stella, give her freedom, and live with her.
But the hemp rope always breaks at its thinnest point, and misfortune always finds its way to the unfortunate.
This wretched world showed no pity for Tesoro and let him go. Just as Tesoro was about to save enough money to buy Stella's freedom, the Celestial Dragons appeared. Stella was then taken away by the Celestial Dragons, and Tesoro, who tried to reason with them, was also captured and enslaved.
Later, Stella was tortured to death by the Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise. Upon learning of this, Tesoro also lost his yearning for all things beautiful.
The sins of Mary Geoise tainted him; after Fisher Tiger's arson attack on Mary Geoise, Tesoro also fled that hellish place.
However, he is no longer that simple, hopeful young man; he has become the very thing he once hated most.
Perhaps, on the day Stella died, Tesoro also died, and the only one still alive was the Golden Emperor.
"No need for you to find him yourself. I'll just make a Den Den Mushi and have him come over. That kid called me before and helped me deliver drinks and stuff," Shakky said calmly.
However, after a slight pause, she asked again, "But my prices are very high, I wonder how you will pay?"
Ortolan stroked his chin and said, "If you help me find the person, I'll pretend I was never here, how about that?"
Without saying a word, Shakky Qi nodded and said, "I don't want to move either, so it's a deal!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shakky took out Den Den Mushi and began contacting 'Diligent Tesoro'.
Seeing this, Ortolan sat down opposite Rayleigh and chatted with Rayleigh to pass the time.